Smart tech helps Bangladeshi farmers raise yield by four times in coastal region
Published 23 Nov,2021 via The Financial Express - Over 850,000 people in the coastal region have been benefitted from climate-resilient smart farm technology, pure water and sanitation as well as a linkage to productive value chain from the World Vision Bangladesh's Nobo Jatra Project.
Many farmers in disaster-prone four upazilas in Khulna and Satkhira districts have also been able to raise production by four times through using modern climate-smart agricultural technology under the ongoing seven-year-long project funded by the USAID.
The information was disclosed at a workshop titled 'A Multi-Sectoral Integrated Food Security Program Enhancing Community Resilience in South West Bangladesh: Lessons-Learned from USAID - Nobo Jatra Project', held at a city hotel, organised jointly by the World Vision and Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief (MoDMR) on Monday.
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